My Life in Plants: Flowers I've Loved, Herbs I've Grown, and Houseplants I've Killed on the Way to Finding Myself

Peculiar Book Audiobook Review: You would think from the book’s title that it would be mostly about plants, but unfortunately, you'd be wrong. It is a memoir that draws inspiration from the author's experience of plants, how they remind her of different vignettes in her life. Each chapter takes its title from the name of the plant, and quite often, the plant does not figure in much at all or perhaps just at the end. With the way the author put together this book, it's hard to precisely define what it is or what it is trying to be. Parts of it sound like they are written for children, while other parts are definitely on adult topics, like losing your virginity. The stories for each chapter are typically very short, often cutting off, and honestly, I didn't really see the point of most of them. Frankly, I found this book to be uninteresting and perhaps a little too navel-gazing. The narrator sounded like a young woman in her early 20s, which seemed appropriate for parts of the book but not as appropriate for others. This book is written by a woman in her 30s reflecting on things that happened earlier in her life. Perhaps an older-sounding narrator would have worked better, one who didn’t sound so very young, closer to being a teenager than the author’s age. I did receive this as an audiobook to review, but I do wonder if seeing the pictures that go along with the book would help get whatever message the author wants to get across... do so better. Ultimately, I didn't like this audiobook as it felt confused and confusing in its messages. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.